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The former chief of the FBI s Indianapolis Division considered applying for the head position of USA Gymnastics after he sat on sexual abuse allegations against the Indianapolis-based Olympic organization s longtime team doctor Larry Nassar in 2015.
W. Jay Abbott and other senior Indianapolis FBI officials failed to act on those allegations for at least 8 months, and later lied about doing so, according to a stinging rebuke of the FBI s handling of the case from the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice.
That delay and inaction allowed Nassar to continue to practice and molest at least 100 more young athletes under the guise of medical treatment, according to an attorney for 250 Nassar survivors.
Larry Nassar investigation: FBI leader eyed USA Gymnastics job
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Indianapolis FBI failings in Larry Nassar investigation create concern
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FBI badly botched sex-abuse probe of USA Gymnastics doctor, watchdog says
FILE PHOTO: Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, stands in court during his sentencing hearing in the Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Michigan, U.S., February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
July 15, 2021
By Sarah N. Lynch and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI dragged its feet in probing sexual abuse allegations against disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, the U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said on Wednesday, and it accused two FBI officials of lying to cover up “numerous and fundamental errors” that allowed the abuse to continue for months.
Justice Department watchdog blasts FBI s handling of allegations against Larry Nassar By: CNN
FBI officials investigating allegations of sexual abuse by disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar violated the agency s policies by making false statements and failing to properly document complaints by the accusers, the Justice Department s inspector general said in a scathing report on July 14.
By Christina Carrega, Evan Perez and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) FBI officials investigating allegations of sexual abuse by disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar violated the agency s policies by making false statements and failing to properly document complaints by the accusers, resulting in a delay in the probe into the claims, the Justice Department s inspector general said in a scathing report Wednesday.